Use the Boundaries menu to create and manage boundaries in the current project.
To display the menu, in the Explorer, right-click Boundaries.
Boundaries — The name of this menu.
Curve Editor — Select to display the Curve Editortab.
Display Private Boundaries — When selected, PowerMill displays private boundaries in the boundaries branch of the Explorer as well as in the individual toolpath branch of the Explorer. When deselected, displays private boundaries only in the individual toolpath branch of the Explorer.
Create Boundary — Select to display a menu showing the different boundary types available.
Paste as New Boundary — Select to paste entities from a model, pattern or boundary into a new boundary. If this option is dimmed you probably do not have anything on the clipboard to paste into a new boundary. To place something on the clipboard, select the entity (part of a model, pattern or boundary) and use Ctrl+C.
Boundary Names — Select to define the template used to name new boundaries.
This controls the naming convention used when creating multiple entities.
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Rename — Select to display the
Enter Template
dialog, which enables you to specify a new template.
Enter the name of the template prefix you want to insert, and then click
. This displays the prefix on the menu. New boundaries use this prefix.
Boundary Names > Rename: None — When displayed, does not add a prefix to new boundary names.
Boundary Names > Rename: prefix — When displayed, adds a prefix to new boundary names.
- Off — Select to remove the template so that all new boundaries do not use a template. Existing boundary names remain unchanged. Selecting this option changes the rename option to Boundary Names > Rename: None.
Folder Names — Select to specify the template used for all new folders.
These menu options control the naming convention used when creating multiple folders.
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Rename — Select to display the
Enter Template
dialog which enables you to specify a new template.
Enter the name of the template prefix you want to insert, and then click
. This displays the prefixon the menu and all new folders use this prefix.
Folder Names > Rename: None — When displayed, PowerMill does not add a prefix to new folder names.
Folder Names > Rename: prefix— When displayed, PowerMill adds the prefix to new folder names.
- Off — Select to remove the template so that all new folders do not use a template. Existing folder names remain unchanged. Selecting this option changes the rename option to Folder Names > Rename: None.
Batch Process — Select to process the batch boundaries marked
.
When you create a batch boundary, PowerMill generates a file containing all the relevant parameters to create the boundary at a later date. It is fully defined in the sense that it can be selected and saved to session files. It just has not computed the segments.
Invalidate All — Select to invalidate calculated boundaries. This changes the boundaries to batch boundaries marked with a
.
This can be useful if you have created a set of boundaries for one model and require a similar set of boundaries for a similar model.
For more information see Updating Toolpaths when a Model Changes.
Deactivate — Select to deactivate the currently active boundary.
Draw All — Select to display all boundaries on the screen
.
Undraw All — Select to hide all boundaries on the screen
.
Thickness — Select to control component boundary thicknesses in the same way that you can control component toolpath thickness. This displays the Component Thickness dialog.
Edit — Select to display the standard editing options. These editing options apply to all boundaries and not just the active one.
- Transform — Select to display the Boundary Transform tab which allow you to move, rotate, or mirror curves.
- Delete Selected Components — Select to delete the selected boundary components.
Create Folder — Select to create a folder so you can organise entities in the Explorer. You can rename a folder in the normal way and drag and drop entities into it. See Explorer for more information.
on the
Boundary
dialog.